Plastic
surgery isn’t meant to be done anywhere other than an operating room and by
anyone other than a board-certified doctor. Unfortunately, not everyone follows
these recommended guidelines, with one of the more notable rule breakers being
rapper Cardi B.

Looking
for a brand new-silhouette, Cardi B reveals to GQ that four years ago she paid $800
for illegal butt injections performed in a basement in Queens. According to the article, Cardi B's reasons behind going through with the procedure varied: “She wanted fat for her ass
because (1) her boyfriend
had recently cheated on her with a woman who, per Cardi, “had a fat, big ass”
and (2) she’d
observed that her colleagues with big asses made more money than she did
stripping, regardless of dancing technique."

While
the procedure was obviously less expensive than typical butt injections (butt enhancement procedures generally cost around $4,800), Cardi was still satisfied with the quality of results in her new look. The overall experience, on the other hand, was a different story: "They don't numb your ass with anything. It was the craziest pain ever. I felt like I was gonna pass out. I felt a
little dizzy. And it leaks for, like, five days."

Looking
to get a touch-up soon after the procedure, Cardi realized she couldn’t return
to the same women, and the reason why is pretty terrifying. “But by the time I was gonna go get it, the
lady got locked up ‘cause she’s supposedly killed somebody,'" explains Cardi. "Well, somebody died
on her table.”

Moral
of the story: Don’t leave any plastic surgery procedures in the hands of
inexperienced, illegally practicing “doctors.” While Cardi B was lucky nothing overwhelmingly bad happened during her own illegal procedure, the health risks—death included—are higher than you think under those circumstances.